Chapter 9 Flashcards
what is a chemical bond
a strong attractive force that exists between neighboring atoms in a substance
three types of chemical bonds
- ionic
- covalent
- metallic
what is a metallic bond
a regular arrangement of metal atoms, but the valence electrons move throughout the crystal
what is an ionic bond
a chemical bond formed by the electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions
when do ionic bonds form
when one or more electrons are transferred from the valence shell of one atom to the valence shell of another atom
the atom that transfers electrons in ionic bonds
cation
the atom that gains electrons in an ionic bond
anion
G.N Lewis
introduced the Lewis Electron-Dot symbol to describe ions and molecules by considering a “cubical atom”
G.N Lewis and his hypothetical “cubical atom”
there is space for 8 electrons at the corners of a hypothetical cube
what did G.N Lewis recognize about atoms
there is a “kernel” of electrons that remain uncharged, and an outer shell that varies during chemical reactions between 0 and 8
valence electrons
the outer shell electrons of an atom. they are the electrons that participate in chemical bonding
Lewis’s Cubical Atom (definition)
a cube provides a simple means to illustrate valence electrons around an atom, but this is more commonly represented in 2-dimensions using “dots” to represent the valence electrons
Lewis dot symbol
a notion in which the electrons in the valence shell of an atom or ion are represented by dots placed around the chemical symbol of the element
how are lewis dot symbols placed
dots are placed one to a side until all 4 sides are occupied
what concept did Lewis introduce
the electron-pair bond and the “group of 8” electrons being the favorable situation
what did Lewis’s concept lead to
-the octet rule
octet rule definition
-molecules or ions tend to be most stable when the outermost electron shells contain 8 electrons and have structures that are isoelectronic with the noble gasses
what does the combination of ionization energy and electron affinity need
it needs energy because it is endothermic
lattice energy
the change in energy when an ionic solid is separated into gas-phase ions
what happens when 2 ions bond
energy is released, making the overall process exothermic
according to Coulombs law, what 2 factors affect the strength of the ionic bond
- charge (Q)
- size of the ions
Coulomb’s Law
the energy (E) obtained in bringing 2 ions with electric charges Q+ and Q- from infinite separation to a distance (r) apart